occasion

occasion
ə'keiʒən
noun
1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) anledning, tidspunkt
2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) anledning, begivenhet
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- occasionally
anledning
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grunn
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høve
I
subst. \/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n\/
1) anledning, leilighet, høve
• we went there on several occasions
vi dro dit ved flere anledninger
• it serves the occasion
det passer svært bra
• this is not an occasion for laughter
det passer seg ikke å le nå
2) (viktig) begivenhet, tilstelning, anledning, stor hendelse
• he always shows up on festive occasions
han dukker alltid opp ved festlige anledninger
• let's celebrate the occasion
la oss feire begivenheten
3) grunn, anledning, (medvirkende) årsak
• I never found any occasion to be dissatisfied
jeg har aldri hatt noen grunn til å være misfornøyd
• there is no occasion for you to do it
det finnes ingen grunn til at du skal gjøre det
as occasion requires etter behov
as occasion serves ved passende anledning
find (an) occasion to do something eller find (an) occasion for doing something få anledning til å gjøre noe
from occasion to occasion fra gang til gang
give occasion to gi anledning til
if occasion serves om det passer
improve the occasion utnytte situasjonen
make the most of the occasion utnytte situasjonen
occasions forretninger, ærender
• she went about her lawful occasions
hun passet sine lovlige forretninger
(gammeldags) fornødenheter
on occasion nå og da, ved behov, leilighetsvis
on ordinary occasions eller on ordinary days til hverdags
on the occasion of i anledning av
• they bought him a car on the occasion of his wedding
de kjøpte en bil til ham i anledning av bryllupet
on the slightest occasion (gammeldags) ved den minste anledning
profit by the occasion benytte seg av anledningen
rise to the occasion eller be equal to the situation være situasjonen voksen vise hva man duger til
should the occasion arise eller if occasion should arise dersom anledningen skulle by seg, ved behov
take occasion by the forelock gripe sjansen
take occasion to (gammeldags) benytte anledningen til
when occasion offers når anledningen byr seg, ved anledning
II
verb \/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n\/
forårsake, volde, foranledige, gi anledning til
• the death of her dog occasioned her much sorrow
hundens død voldte henne stor sorg
occasion somebody to do something foranledige noen til å gjøre noe

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